WoRMS taxon details
Ampulla Röding, 1798
138659 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138659)
accepted
Genus
Helix priamus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Ampulla priamus (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
Achatina (Cochlycopa) Hanley, 1841 · unaccepted
Halia Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Halia (Aulachalia) Sacco, 1893 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Priamus Deshayes, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Ampulla priamus (Gmelin, 1791)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 110 [details]
page(s): 110 [details]
Distribution Restricted to European and northwestern African waters.
Distribution Restricted to European and northwestern African waters. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ampulla Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138659 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 110 [details]
original description (of Priamus Deshayes, 1838) Deshayes, G. P.; Milne Edwards, H. (1838). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J.B.P.A. de Lamarck</i>. Deuxième édition, Tome huitième. Histoire des Mollusques. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 660 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64092
page(s): 300 [details]
original description (of Halia Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 52 [details]
original description (of Achatina (Cochlycopa) Hanley, 1841) Swainson, W. (1841). <i>Exotic conchology; or figures and descriptions of rare, beautiful, or undescribed shells</i>. Ed. 2, edited by S. Hanley. London: Henry Bohn. 39 pp., 48 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28629271
page(s): 27 [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
page(s): 110 [details]
original description (of Priamus Deshayes, 1838) Deshayes, G. P.; Milne Edwards, H. (1838). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J.B.P.A. de Lamarck</i>. Deuxième édition, Tome huitième. Histoire des Mollusques. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 660 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64092
page(s): 300 [details]
original description (of Halia Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 52 [details]
original description (of Achatina (Cochlycopa) Hanley, 1841) Swainson, W. (1841). <i>Exotic conchology; or figures and descriptions of rare, beautiful, or undescribed shells</i>. Ed. 2, edited by S. Hanley. London: Henry Bohn. 39 pp., 48 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28629271
page(s): 27 [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
Other
additional source
Pilsbry, H. A. (1908). Type of <i>Ampulla</i> Bolten. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 22(8): 83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1743598 [details]
